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Gregory Canyon: A bad place for a garbage dump in Southern California

Posted by: Maven on September 12, 2009 at 5:37 am

Gregory CanyonFrom the NRDC Switchboard blog:

“A developer in San Diego County, California wants to build a 300-acre garbage dump in Gregory Canyon, one of the most ecologically sensitive and culturally important places in the region.

Gregory Canyon drains into the San Luis Rey River, which winds its way through woodlands and supports vast expanses of riparian (riverbank) habitat. The river and the aquifers that lie beneath it provide drinking water for tens of thousands of people throughout the northern part of this drought-stricken County. There’s no guarantee the proposed dump’s liner won’t break, and allow toxic chemicals to run right into the river and poison these critical water sources.

The canyon’s eastern wall rises steeply to form Gregory Mountain, a place the Pala Band of Mission Indians and other Luiseño people consider sacred. The mountain is eligible for listing on the National Register of Historic Places and has been used by the Pala and other Luiseños as a place to pray and hold sacred rituals for hundreds of years. Placing the garbage dump next to Gregory Mountain would desecrate these sacred grounds. …”

Read more from the NRDC Switchboard blog by clicking here.

September 12, 2009 · Filed Under San Diego

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